lə̇ˈrīə(ˌ)pē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after Liriope, a nymph in Roman mythology
: a genus of stoloniferous scapose grass-leaved herbs (family Liliaceae) with short thick rhizomes and small whitish or blue or violet flowers in racemes or spikes and with a superior ovary — see lilyturf